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Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments, with Ray Gaskin Service, an authorized distributor for New Way Trucks and Scranton Manufacturing Company, of Fontana, CA, for the purchase of one Ford F-550 refuse truck, with related equipment and accessories, on the same terms and conditions afforded to Sourcewell, in a total amount not to exceed $167,457, inclusive of taxes and fees. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with Ray Gaskin Service, an authorized distributor for New Way Trucks and Scranton Manufacturing Company, for the purchase of one Ford F-550 truck with a 6-yard rear body loader. The proposed unit will be used by the Parks, Recreation, and Marine (PRM) Department and is on the approved Fiscal Year 2022 (FY 22) Replacement Plan.
The unit will help support PRM’s Maintenance Operations Bureau’s daily operations. This bureau is responsible for ensuring all City of Long Beach (City) parks, beaches, marinas, community centers, and other facilities under PRM are maintained in an aesthetically pleasing and safe, functional manner. The smaller body of the 6-yard F-550 is best suited to access smaller alleys, areas under bridges, and other tight locations.
The Fleet Services Bureau of the Department of Financial Management researched procurement options for New Way trucks and discovered other agencies had completed an open, fair, transparent, and competitive procurement process. The City reviewed the cooperative agreement options and determined that the contract between Sourcewell and Ray Gaskin Service provided the best value to the City.
City Charter Section 1802 provides an alternative procurement method by permitting the City to purchase or otherwise obtain services, supplies, materials, equipment, and labor with other governmental agencies. This alternative procurement ...
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